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The Channel Tunnel (French: Le tunnel sous la Manche; also referred to as the Chunnel) [188] [189] is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) undersea rail tunnel (linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, near the city of Calais in northern France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
The UK broadcaster stated that Mollet's proposal originated from newly declassified material, arguing no such archive documents exist in France. [ 14 ] On 16 January 2007, during a television interview on LCP , French journalist Christine Clerc asked former French Interior Minister Charles Pasqua , a Gaullist , about Mollet's 1956 proposal.
The Anglo-French Wars (1109–1815) were a series of conflicts between the territories of the Kingdom of England (and its successor state, the United Kingdom) and the Kingdom of France (succeeded by a republic). Their conflicts spanned throughout the Middle Ages to the modern age.
Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
United Kingdom: See France–United Kingdom relations. France has an embassy in London and a consulate-general in Edinburgh. [252] United Kingdom has an embassy in Paris and consulates in Bordeaux and Marseille and a trade office in Lyon. [253] France and Scotland were military allies in the late Middle Ages through the Auld Alliance.
Diplomatic history of World War II; Entente (disambiguation) Entente frugale; Foreign relations of France; Franco-British Council; Franco-British Union; French entry into World War I; History of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom; International relations of the Great Powers (1814–1919)
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...